1. What role does CCUS play in the energy transition?
CCUS is a mission-critical technology enabling energy transition, helping hard-to-abate sectors reduce our carbon emissions while maintaining operational continuity. By capturing, storing and repurposing CO2, CCUS helps bridge the gap between traditional energy sources and the low-carbon economy. Learn more about CCUS’s role in the energy transition in the article, CCUS Fast Track: How Policy and Seal Technology Drive Decarbonization.
2. Why is rotating equipment mission-critical to effective carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS)?
Rotating equipment, like compressors and pumps, is essential for CCUS because it enables the efficient movement of CO2 through capture, compression and storage processes. These systems ensure the smooth operation of CCUS facilities. Explore the role of rotating equipment in the CCUS value chain by downloading our interactive CCUS brochure.
3. How do sealing solutions ensure reliability and sustainability across the CCUS value chain?
Designed to meet the unique challenges of CO2 applications, John Crane’s seals help prevent leaks and support extreme pressure and temperature variations. These seals support equipment longevity and lower emissions, contributing to more sustainable CCUS initiatives.
Understand how sealing solutions help enable reliable CCUS operations by reading the following articles: Why Mechanical Seals are Critical to Accelerating Carbon Capture and Utilization, Mission-Critical Sealing Considerations for CO2 and SCO2
4. What makes John Crane’s CCUS technologies “market ready?”
For almost three decades, John Crane’s CCUS technologies have helped elevate real-world CCUS applications. With over 1,100 references in CO2 sealing, including in supercritical fluid conditions, our solutions support scalable and reliable CCUS deployments. Discover our market ready CCUS solutions by downloading our CCUS brochure.
5. How does John Crane support CCUS oil and gas initiatives?
John Crane partners with oil and gas companies to provide essential technologies for carbon sequestration and enhanced oil recovery (EOR). Approximately 80% of the world’s CO2 injected underground utilises John Crane’s dry gas seals. To learn how John Crane supports oil and gas initiatives, watch our webinar, Sealing the Future: Using Innovation to Accelerate CCUS or read through the FAQs covered in this session.
6. What solutions does John Crane provide for CO2 compressors?
John Crane offers advanced dry gas seals and gas conditioning systems for CO2 compressors that manage high-pressure and volatile conditions — and enable safe and efficient carbon capture systems operation. To explore John Crane’s CO2 compressor solutions in action, check out the case study, John Crane’s Custom CO2 Dry Gas Seals Help Open New Markets for Russian Fertilizer Producer and Leading Compressor Manufacturer.
7. What value do John Crane’s sealing solutions deliver for CO2 pumping applications?
John Crane’s sealing solutions for CO2 pumping applications ensure reliability and efficiency in transporting liquid CO2 over long distances. These solutions reduce the risk of leaks and improve operational sustainability, particularly in pipeline and marine transport. To learn more on this topic, watch our, Sealing Solutions for Ammonia and Liquid CO2 in the Hydrogen and CCUS Value Chain webinar or read through the FAQs covered in this session.
8. What CO2 filtration solutions does John Crane offer?
John Crane provides a comprehensive portfolio of CO2 filtration solutions that ensure the purity and quality of CO2 streams. This technology protects critical equipment such as compressors and pumps, helping to ensure smooth, reliable operations across the CCUS value chain. Download our interactive CCUS brochure to learn more about John Crane’s CO2 filtration solutions.
9. What are some of the most critical barriers to scaling CO2 transport?
One of the main challenges in scaling CO2 transport is managing supercritical CO2’s high-pressure and temperature conditions. Ensuring safe and reliable infrastructure for transporting large volumes of CO2 also presents technical and logistical hurdles.
10. What solutions does John Crane provide to ensure safe, reliable carbon dioxide transportation at scale?
John Crane offers advanced sealing and filtration technologies that safeguard carbon dioxide transportation infrastructure, helping enable reliable operations across pipelines, ships and other transport methods. Our technologies are meticulously designed to handle the unique challenges of supercritical CO2.
11. How do John Crane’s CCUS solutions enhance carbon utilisation?
John Crane’s sealing and filtration solutions are integral to enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and other carbon utilisation processes, ensuring CO2 is effectively captured, transported and reused in industrial applications, helping industries reduce our overall carbon footprint. Further explore this topic by reading our blog post, Why Mechanical Seals are Critical to Accelerating Carbon Capture and Utilization Progress.
12. How are John Crane’s CCUS solutions involved in the CO2 injection process?
John Crane’s dry gas seals and related technologies are critical in the CO2 injection process, ensuring the safe compression and storage of CO2 underground, supporting both sequestration and enhanced oil recovery efforts.
13. What solutions does John Crane provide for carbon sequestering?
John Crane offers a range of solutions for carbon sequestering, including dry gas seals that ensure the safe injection of CO2 into geological formations for long-term storage, helping enable large-scale sequestration.
14. What are some of the biggest challenges posed by supercritical CO2, and how can John Crane help?
Supercritical CO2 presents challenges due to its high pressure, temperature fluctuations and phase changes. John Crane’s advanced sealing solutions are engineered to manage these complexities, ensuring equipment operates safely and reliably under supercritical conditions. To learn more about the obstacles presented by SCO2 , watch our webinar, Sealing the Future: Using Innovation to Accelerate CCUS or read through the FAQs from this session.
15. How can John Crane support small-scale carbon capture initiatives?
John Crane offers modular, scalable CCUS solutions for small-scale carbon capture initiatives. Our technologies provide the same reliability and performance for smaller applications, helping them achieve our carbon capture goals.
16. Where can I learn more about John Crane’s carbon capture solutions?
You can explore more about John Crane’s carbon capture solutions by downloading our interactive CCUS brochure or watching our Sealing the Future: Using Innovation to Accelerate CCUS webinar.
17. Where can I find case studies for John Crane’s CCUS projects?
Learn more about how John Crane’s sealing solutions are enabling the CCUS economy in the following case studies:
- Revolutionizing Power Generation in the World's First Supercritical CO2 (sCO2 ) Power Cycle Plant
- John Crane Custom CO2 Dry Gas Seals Help Open New Markets for Fertilizer Producer and Leading Compressor Manufacture
You can also visit the resources page of our website or download our interactive CCUS brochure (see page 8: projects) for more case studies.
18. How can I discuss my CCUS project with John Crane’s team?
To discuss your CCUS project with our experts and begin engineering your new energy reality, fill out our contact form.